Two pit bulls escaped from their Salinas yard and began attacking neighbors.

Two pit bulls escaped from their Salinas yard and began attacking neighbors.

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Updated: 3:00 PM PDT Oct 24, 2014

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WEBVTT ARE TELLING THEIRSTORY OF SURVIVING ANATTACK BY TWO PITBULLS THAT ESCAPEDFROM A BACKYARDYESTERDAY...NEIGHBORS SAY THISISN'T THE FIRST TIMETHIS HAS HAPPENED.ACTION NEWS REPORTERPHIL GOMEZ IS LIVE INSANTA CRUZ WITH THESTORY, PHIL?3WHEN THE TWO PITBULLS GOT OUT FROMTHEIR OWNERSBACKYARD, NEIGHBORSSAY THE WERE TERRIFIEDAFTER THE DOGSSHOWED AGGRESSIVEBEHAVIOR AND BEGANBITING PEOPLE.IT HAPPENED ALONG THEEIGHT THOUSAND BLOCKOF GLEN ARBOR ROAD INBEN LOMOND.TWO PIT BULLS A FEMALENAMED NANI AND A MALECALLED POPPA ESCAPEDFROM THEIR OWNERSBACKYARD.Units arriving to Glen Arbor beadvised two dogs are stillrunninglooseI heard my neighbors daughtscream and start to cry. Istoppedwhat I was doing ran out with astick and sure enough she hadbeen bitten on the knee, bittenonthe elbow and the dog wasroaming around challenginganything and everything.It's all wrapped up now.JARED KROPP TRIED TOGET BOTH ANIMALS OFFTHE STREET BUT THEYTURNED ON HIM BITINGBOTH HIS LEGS.it definitely was a littleshockingwhen I got bit by two dogs atthesame time.These two pit bulls come throughthe gate like thatTHIS ISN'T THE FIRSTTIME THE DOGS HAVEGOTTEN OUT. LASTNOVEMBER THEY MADETHEIR WAY INTO CARRIEFEDERICKS BACKYARD.WHEN SHE HEARD THEYGOT OUT AGAIN SHE WASANGRY AND SCARED.You know this guy, I know thathethinks they're nice and they'renice to his kids but they're notnice to the rest of theneighborhood.THE DOGS OWNER DIDN'TWANT TO TALK TO US ONCAMERA BUT TOLD US ANINTRUDER LET THE DOGSOUT THE LAST TIME.HE says he WAS OUT TODINNER on wednesdaynight when his dogs gotloose... Only to returnhome to find one of thedogs dead ....Killed after apparantlycharging a fire fighter.NEIGHBORS QUESTIONEDWHY THE TWO VISCIOUSDOGS WERE RETURNEDTO THE OWNER AFTERTHEY HAD GOTTEN OUTAND SHOWN AGGRESSIVEBEHAVIOR LAST YEAR...but animal controlofficers say they had noreason to suspect thedogs would get out again:In this particular case thisownercomplied with everythingstipulated in a court order,regarding animals being visciousanimals . He built a very largefence,poured concrete along thebottom so they couldn't get out,got locks for the gate and inthisparticular case those dogs werereturned to him based on thefacthe was showing he wasresponsible and was able to carefor these dogs properly.THE PEOPLE BITTEN AREEXPECTED TO RECOVER.THE OTHER PIT BULLPOPPA, WAS BROUGHTTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTYANIMAL SERVICESYESTERDAY ANDEUTHANIZED. THEOWNER IS FACING A ONETHOUSAND DOLLAR FINEPLUS ADDTIONAL COSTS.THE BEN LOMONDFIRE DEPARTMENT ALSORELEASED THISSTATEMENT TO K-S-B-W.OUR FIREFIGHER DIDEVERYTHING HE COULDTO SCARE THE DOGOFF...AS A LAST RESORTHE HAD TO STRIKE THEANIMAL ....ALL ACTIONS CONDUCTEDON SCENE WERE DONE INTHE BEST INTEREST OFTHE PATIENTS,BYSTANDERS ANDFIREFIGHTERS.THE LOSS OF THE ANIMALSADDENS OURDEPARTMENTGREATLY.###

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Two pit bulls escaped from their Salinas yard and began attacking neighbors.